i cant get the bar at the top to gain more than 533 points. the highest special i can see is the Time Warp. ive maxed all my techs and ive done every puzzle but the lake. i have almost all the artifacts and science ones. how do i get to 900 to unlock earthquake and revive?

Look at this post earlier in this thread.

does anyone know what the fog of doom accomplishes?

It makes it so the heathens can't see but believers will still be able to see.

This is good to know since I have 2 villagers in this situation. I have used the youth spell on several of my favorite villagers in order to make them Masters of All Skills. It doesn't seem to work. I made one a nursing mother and her time does not diminish; also the skill levels for the others does not seem to change even though it says that they have improved. Any suggestions?

What version of the game are you playing, Operalover?

Operalover, your villagers are gaining skill, even though it may not be immediately visible. There are two factors at work in what you're seeing. The first is that the skill bars are made up of "segments" and won't change until the villager has gained enough skill to move to the next segment, even though they are actually gaining skill with each successful task.

The second is that the amount of skill a villager gains with each task depends upon how skilled they already are and their innate learning ability. An untrained villager can show a noticeable change in the skill bar on the first successful attempt. As they become more skilled, the incremental change in their skill decreases as their skill increases. Once a villager becomes adept, the amount of additional skill they gain with each successful completion of a task is much smaller than it was when they were trainees. It can take only a few successes to go from untrained to trainee, and hundreds more successes to make it all the way to master.

Thank you for your response. I read that in the FAQs also. That is not really my problem. My "youth spell" nursing mother has been nursing 123 minutes for days. I have no problem with any of my other villagers, just the ones that have had the "youth spell". I used it on them to be able to make them Masters of All Skills. Will this work? They don't seem to progress at all. I know it takes a long time and I'm very patient, but they are reacting much differently than my regular villagers. Thank you for your help!
Oh! BTW, I'm using VV5 PC Windows

That's the main problem that the latest update was introduced to fix. If you haven't already, I suggest you download and install it.

I don't think it will be able to fix the problem with that particular villager (although I could be wrong), but it should ensure that in future it doesn't occur.

If you bought the game elsewhere, you will need to contact the place of purchase for the update, OperaLover If you install our version (if you purchased it elsewhere) it will cause your game to revert to trial mode.